Word
כמה שעות את עובדת בכל יום?
Meaning
How many hours do you work every day?
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about כמה שעות את עובדת בכל יום?
Why is את used here, and is it the same את as the direct-object marker?
Here את means you addressed to one female person.
It is not the direct-object marker את, even though they are spelled the same. In unpointed Hebrew, these two words look identical:
- אַתְּ = you (feminine singular)
- אֶת = the marker used before a definite direct object
In this sentence, את comes before the verb עובדת, so it is clearly the subject pronoun you.
Why is the verb עובדת and not עובד?
Because the sentence is addressed to a woman.
In Hebrew present tense, the verb agrees with gender and number:
- את עובדת = you (feminine singular) work / are working
- אתה עובד = you (masculine singular) work / are working
So עובדת is the correct present-tense form for a female singular subject.
How would this sentence change if I were speaking to a man?